Procurement Support Associate
Posted 1 week ago by Totaljobs
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Manchester (M1), M1
Summary: The Procurement Support Associate role is a 6-month contract position focused on supporting procurement and commercial activities within a leading organization. The position involves managing supplier engagement, cost modeling, and reporting while ensuring compliance and coordination across various teams. The role is based in Manchester or Warrington and requires a proactive approach to maintain project momentum and deliver results.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support end-to-end procurement activities, including supplier engagement and evaluations
- Build and maintain cost models, forecasts, and benchmarking data
- Manage trackers, dashboards, and reporting packs for clear visibility
- Assist with business cases, scenario analysis, and early-stage planning
- Support governance, approvals, and process compliance
- Coordinate across Commercial, Legal, Supply Chain, and Delivery teams
- Track risks, issues, and dependencies-keeping delivery on course
- Drive meeting actions, maintain momentum, and ensure follow-through
Key Skills:
- Procurement experience with strong planning, reporting, and controls capability
- Commercial awareness (contracts, suppliers, risk)
- Experience in large, complex project or programme environments
- Highly organised, analytical, and detail-oriented
- Strong communicator and effective cross-team coordinator
- Proactive, structured, and delivery-focused mindset
- MCIPS/MRICS (or working towards) desirable
Salary (Rate): £600 daily
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Procurement Support Associate 6-Month Contract (until end of October) £450-£600 per day inside IR35 2 days site based, 3 days WFH Based in Manchester or Warrington Start date ASAP Ready to build your procurement career on complex, high-profile programmes? Join a leading organisation and support delivery across dynamic, multi-disciplinary projects.
The Role You'll play a key support role across procurement and commercial activities bringing structure, insight, and strong controls to fast-moving category workstreams. From supplier engagement to cost modelling and reporting, you'll help keep everything aligned, on track, and decision-ready.
What You'll Be Doing Support end-to-end procurement activities, including supplier engagement and evaluations Build and maintain cost models, forecasts, and benchmarking data Manage trackers, dashboards, and reporting packs for clear visibility Assist with business cases, scenario analysis, and early-stage planning Support governance, approvals, and process compliance Coordinate across Commercial, Legal, Supply Chain, and Delivery teams Track risks, issues, and dependencies-keeping delivery on course Drive meeting actions, maintain momentum, and ensure follow-through
What We're Looking For Procurement experience with strong planning, reporting, and controls capability Commercial awareness (contracts, suppliers, risk) Experience in large, complex project or programme environments Highly organised, analytical, and detail-oriented Strong communicator and effective cross-team coordinator Proactive, structured, and delivery-focused mindset MCIPS/MRICS (or working towards) desirable